In the Media
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The Daily NewsMen likely to develop mental health issues after a breakup, according to study
A study led by nursing professor Dr. John Oliffe found that men are at an increased risk of developing a mental illness after a breakup.
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Kelowna Now
UBCO hosting concrete toboggan race at Big White
This January, UBCO is hosting the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race at Big White’s Tube Town, a student-led event where universities across Canada race their hand-built concrete toboggans down steep hills.
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Vancouver Sun
Vancouver highrise clusters not bad, but 'a bit cold'
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Patrick Condon noted that local politicians have embraced the planning model based on organizing high-density projects around rapid-transit stations.
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Resilience
The fundamental issue – Overshoot
William Rees, Professor Emeritus and former Director of the School of Community and Regional Planning, outlines why most of the challenges facing humanity and the biosphere have a common origin – ecological overshoot.
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Globe and Mail
B.C. real estate assessments show smaller increases after last summer’s cooling market
Dr. Penny Gurstein, professor emeritus from the School of Community and Regional Planning discussed how assessments have not been a real indicator of a home’s market value but have been of use to municipal governments.
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Today in BC
Wastewater off flights from China to Vancouver will soon be tested for COVID-19
Ryan Ziels, assistant professor of civil engineering, discussed how testing wastewater off flights is a supplemental tool for detecting COVID-19 onboard flights.
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Vancouver Sun
Dan Fumano: Making Vancouver playgrounds a little less safe, for the kids' sake
Susan Herrington, professor of School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, discussed the balance of risk and play in the designs of playgrounds for children.
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The Healthcare Technology Report
The Top 25 Healthcare Technology Leaders of Vancouver for 2022
James Taylor and Andrew Booth, both alumni of the engineering physics program, were named in the Top 25 Healthcare Technology Leaders of Vancouver for 2022.
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Inside Quantum Technology News
Quantum-circuit cutting fills a gaping hole
Dr. Olivia Di Matteo, professor of electrical and computer engineering, described the purpose and disadvantages of the quantum circuit-cutting procedure.
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Vancouver Sun
Climate change could force snow-clearing rethink
Civil engineering professor Dr. Gord Lovegrove commented on the costs of adding residential side streets to Vancouver’s snow-clearing plans.